Bulldogs grab 15-shot lead in Greensboro

GREENSBORO - The top-ranked Georgia men's golf bolted to a commanding lead after two rounds of the inaugural Linger Longer Invitational at Reynolds Plantation.

The Bulldogs carded rounds of 3-under 285 and 7-under 281 for a 10-under 566 and a 15-stroke lead over Charlotte (581). The 54-hole event concludes today at The Oconee Course.

"This was exactly the way I hoped we'd play," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "It's been a few weeks since the SEC Championship, but we'd had some good practices and I believed our guys were focused on this tournament.

"It's great to see us get off to such a good start."

Seniors Kevin Kisner and Richard Scott led the Bulldogs on Sunday as each shot a 3-under 141 to move into a tie for second place. Charlotte's Trevor Murphy is the individual leader at 4-under 140.

Junior Brendon Todd (1-under 143) is sixth, followed by freshman Brian Harman (144) in eighth and junior Chris Kirk (146) in 16th. Playing as individuals, freshman Adam Mitchell and Michael Green had totals of 2-over 146 and 6-over 150, respectively.

Following the Linger Longer Invitational, the Bulldogs will depart for the NCAA East Regional in Orlando, Fla., Thursday through Saturday.

The top 10 teams at the regional will qualify for the NCAA Championship May 31-June 3 in Sunriver, Ore.